went to Kirby yesterday afternoon. turns out my friends get sea sick and was back at the cabin in an hour. so went back there solo this morning trolled for an hour and only hit 2 small dinkers and my neighbor had hit 5 of the same. decided to troll to Sanford with no luck. picked up and raced over to the wall. figured I'd just troll up to grappler entrance and see if I could mark some bait. at the first point rod at 62 went off and released a decent hatchery spring. 4" Irish cream spoon took the fish. glow hootchy got no love. mo
2020 Bamfield and Barkley Sound Reports
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michael_reiber
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When you going?
michael_reiber
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Might see ya out there! Gonna start out for hali in the morning then maybe end up in the sound for the afternoon! I'll shoot ya a text if we come into the sound afterwards!will be up in Barkley tomorrow...
Foxsea
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We often do the Meares to Cree tack.
BryceWCP
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We fished today from mears to Cree. Started at mears and fished small 3.5 spoons and hoochies. Didn’t have much luck. Picked up a few shakers but nothing worth keeping. Sounder was plugged full of feed and the odd mark of a Chinook. Lots of guides there. Fished from 60’-120’ on the riggers. Switched to a “coho killer” and moved up to Austin island and picked up a decent fish. Kept the fish and cleaned it right then and there. Fish was absolutely stuffed full of fresh herring roughly 1.5” in length, very small. So we decided to run two “coho killers” with a roughly 42” leader length. Fishing in the 65’ mark on the riggers. We ended up with 5 springs all over 10lbs and one pushing 20lbs. And an awesome double header to end the day!
UkeeDreamin
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Match the hatch! Congrats, must’ve been satisfying figuring it out, then dialing it in!
Cheers!
Ukee
Cheers!
Ukee
went to the wall first. no love so trolled past Aguilar to Brady's. no fish. put the boat on 4 mph troll to get to Whittlestone and hooked a small one. with 10 mins to go dragging my hootchy on the bottom I picked up a small 15 lb Hali. stuffed with squid. i was stoked as I was quite envious of the boys going of shore.
buddy at Kirby picked up a 10 and a few smallsb then ****** off towards Swale. another friend out at cree. when I hear from them I'll post.
buddy at Kirby picked up a 10 and a few smallsb then ****** off towards Swale. another friend out at cree. when I hear from them I'll post.
michael_reiber
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Got our 3 Hali’s this morning out on lighthouse bank got to cree around 10 no love yet saw one guy playing one when we arrived then a whale came through and nothing since.
Sir Reel
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Is Lighthouse the same as Amphitrite?
michael_reiber
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Yes they’re the same
sir-vivor
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Atta Go Cpt Morgan ! Good to see ya beat your sea lion to the meat lol . Gotta get back to work, thanks for reports
Ivan Viryachev
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Hey guys, my Dad and I will be going out to Bamfield for the first time this Mon-Thurs. Hopefully get into our first ever ling and hali and saltwater salmon. I bought a Lowrance Elite 7 ti 2 with navionics charts but I can't find the spots you guys are talking about. Any location recommendations for ling and halibut and how to find them on the chart? Will be moored out of Bamfield inlet on a 2250 Stratos.
Foxsea
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Many fishing areas are just outside of Bamfield: Aguilar Pt. has a light and Brady's Beach is the stretch just beyond. The Wall is outside the Inlet but the opposite direction. Whittlestone is further out towards Cape Beale. Over into the Islands you can find Kirby Point and Sandford Island. Across Imperial Eagle is Effingham Island with Meare's Bluff and nearby are Austin and Cree Islands. Towards Uclulet is Amphitrite Point and offshore is Lighthouse Bank. Almost all of these landmarks are on your charts.
We occasionally catch Lings while trolling near structure and closer to bottom. Most folks fish offshore for Halibut. Most fishermen will give you some guidance if you ask for help. There are plenty of great spots to fish. Explore and enjoy the scenery!
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